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TIB strongly condemns IGP's 'crossfire' remarks, demands retraction
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TIB strongly condemns IGP's 'crossfire' remarks, demands retraction

‘If government permission is obtained, police will carry out crossfire if necessary’—Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has strongly condemned and protested such remarks by the Inspector General of Police (IGP). The organisation described the statement as a 'dangerous message' legitimising extrajudicial killings and demanded its retraction, an unconditional public apology, and ensuring the IGP's administrative accountability. TIB also called for his removal from office until accountability is ensured.

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Jamaat Ameer demands trial of killers by reviving October 28 case Politics

Jamaat Ameer demands trial of killers by reviving October 28 case

Dr. Shafiqur Rahman, opposition leader and Ameer of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, remembering those killed in the October 28, 2006 lathi-baitar attack, described the incident of that day as a 'premeditated anti-humanity genocide.' At the same time, he demanded that the withdrawn case filed over the incident be revived and those involved be brought under speedy trial. He made the demand in a statement issued on Saturday (October 26).

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Public Administration Adviser-ILO meeting on employment and workers' welfare National

Public Administration Adviser-ILO meeting on employment and workers' welfare

A delegation led by Max Tunon, Country Director of the International Labour Organization (ILO), paid a courtesy call on Md. Ismail Zabihullah, Adviser to the Prime Minister on Public Administration. In the meeting held at the Bangladesh Secretariat on Monday, discussions were held on creating employment at home and abroad, workers' welfare, skills development, social protection, and the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the workplace.

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If Aedes larvae are found in government residences, allocation will be cancelled and fines imposed: State Minister for Local Government National

If Aedes larvae are found in government residences, allocation will be cancelled and fines imposed: State Minister for Local Government

To build Dhaka as a clean and livable city, 20 special monitoring teams are taking to the field. State Minister for Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Mir Shah Alam said no compromise will be made in cleanliness activities, and if an unclean environment or Aedes mosquito larvae are found in government residences, allocations will be cancelled outright and large fines imposed.

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BNP is plotting to install its own people in caretaker government: Nahid Islam Politics

BNP is plotting to install its own people in caretaker government: Nahid Islam

M. Nahid Islam, convener of the National Citizen Party (NCP), has alleged that BNP is plotting to install its preferred person in the post of chief adviser of the caretaker government. He demanded the formation of a caretaker government based on a ‘rank choice’ method to make the upcoming election fair. He said these things while briefing journalists before an organizational coordination meeting of NCP's Dhaka North region in Munshiganj.

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Obstruction in burial: What will Jamaat do if it comes to power, asks Tasnim Jara Politics

Obstruction in burial: What will Jamaat do if it comes to power, asks Tasnim Jara

Former leader of the National Citizen Party (NCP) Dr. Tasnim Jara has remarked that although Jamaat-e-Islami speaks of justice in the case of its own leaders, it is unwilling to apply that to others. Strongly criticizing the incident in Pirojpur where Jamaat leaders and activists obstructed the burial of a person, she raised the question: if those who obstruct burial at a homestead while in the opposition, what will they do if they get all state power? She said this in a post on her verified Facebook account on Monday (26 October) morning.

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40 Umrah pilgrims stranded by Riyadh attack return home National

40 Umrah pilgrims stranded by Riyadh attack return home

Forty Bangladeshi Umrah pilgrims stranded due to a Houthi rebel attack at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, have returned home safely. On Sunday (25 October) at noon, when they arrived at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport from Jeddah, Hajj Director Md. Lokman Hossain and Public Relations Officer Md. Farhad Ahmed welcomed them on the instructions of Religious Affairs Minister Kazi Shah Mofazzal Hossain (Kaikobad).

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State Minister for Environment stresses green financing and technology use in environmental protection National

State Minister for Environment stresses green financing and technology use in environmental protection

State Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Sheikh Faridul Islam has stressed green financing, environmentally friendly technology and nature-based solutions to protect the environment and ecology. He said this at an exchange meeting with expatriate Bangladeshis, businesspeople and BNP leaders during a visit to Hong Kong on Sunday (25 October). At the time, he inaugurated the 'Sundarban Lounge' at the Bangladesh Consulate.

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Government getting strict on pesticide control to ensure safe food: Agriculture Minister National

Government getting strict on pesticide control to ensure safe food: Agriculture Minister

Agriculture and Fisheries and Livestock Minister Mohammad Amin ur Rashid has said that the government will take strict measures in the import, marketing and use of pesticides to ensure safe and quality food for the people. He said this while speaking as chief guest at a seminar organized by 'Bangladesh Society for Safe Food' at the Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) auditorium in the capital on Sunday (October 25).

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Uprising is legitimate to BNP only as much as needed to keep the throne: Asaduzzaman Fuad Politics

Uprising is legitimate to BNP only as much as needed to keep the throne: Asaduzzaman Fuad

Barrister Asaduzzaman Fuad, general secretary of Amar Bangladesh Party (AB Party), said that the mass uprising is legitimate to BNP only to the extent needed to keep their own throne. The 2024 mass uprising did not take place in compliance with the constitution, but by defying it. He made the remarks at a discussion meeting organized by Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami at the National Press Club on Sunday (October 25).

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